Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>
> Part of correctly installing a PL259 outdoors is waterproofing it!  I have
used
> both coax seal (for those who don't know, a gummy rubber-like substance)
and
> regular electrical tape coated with "liquid electrical tape", with
success.
>

Quite agree Vic, which is why I said "unprotected" !!  There are a lot of
photos around (e.g. ARRL handbooks) that show bare PL-259s. Vaseline under
tape does a good job but not as "clean" as your method.

73,
Geoff.      GM4ESD

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